Twitter and other social media have been hailed as great levellers and promoters of democracy. However, as recent events have shown there is a down side.
The storm of hate and invective that was visited upon Ryan Lanza, brother of Adam Lanza the perpetrator of the conneticut school massacre, was simple unwarranted, unfair and sickening.
Similarly Lord McAlpine saw his name being smeared across the Twittersphere with false accusation. He, now, is threatening to take many tweeters and retweeters to court.
What does all this mean? Will successful law cases make the dizzy fingered less likely to put digit to keyboard before engaging brain? Will it all backfire on Lord McA? What will the courts decide anyway?
Answers on a post card, please............
And do think twice before you tweet!
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